The Irish Land Question. What It Involves, and How Alone It Can Be Settled. An Appeal to the Land Leagues

George, Henry

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1881

About this Item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. The political economist Henry George (1839-1897) had a tremendous influence on the Progressive reformers. His belief was that a "single tax" could cure the inequities of unearned wealth leading to general poverty. Ireland, with its dispossessed peasantry, was an obvious laboratory and exemplar for his theories. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Uncommon to scarce. Green marbled paper-covered boards with a leather spine. Clean text; 85 pages, with an eight-page advert in the rear for his most famous work, "Progress and Poverty." This is an ex-lib copy, but the treatments are relatively unobtrussive: a contemporary (1882) label on the front paste-down; a stamp on the Title Page; a pocket in the rear. Rubbed at the margins; small chips to the spine; hinges cracked but holding well. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Irish Land Question. What It Involves, and How Alone It Can Be Settled. An Appeal to the Land Leagues
• Publisher: D. Appleton and Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Irish History & Politics